Raritan 911: Robocop
- Thread starter Carson
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We was on an overtime detail. Unless you had a dead body strapped to the hood or almost ran him over, you are good to go.
And he told me the Shelby sounded nice.
rick81721
Lothar
Today I head west on Everitts. Passing Blackwell park on the way out, there was a patrol car and SUV parked side-by-side, the guys yacking. 45 minutes later on the way back - they were still there! I stopped in to hit the portapotty and hoped Connor was there. Was gonna blow him some shit about the 20+ cars that illegally passed me with less than 4 ft clearance during my ride but it was two guys I hadn't seen before.
Two beta males talking about their wives on a quiet Saturday morning. Carry on, nothing to see here.
rick81721
Lothar
Finally got the scoop on this. It was the 40s son that died, not the old lady he was "watching". Makes more sense that the police were there that long.
Detective Rick.
mwlikesbikes
Well-Known Member
Doesn’t the giant push bar pretty much negate the stealth decals?
hunterdon county.
Classic example of seeing the car you want to stop and then finding a reason to stop it.
Agreed but they need it for deer strikes out here.
EJphotos
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If it makes you feel any better, I got a bazillion Nixle alert texts from Lakewood PD about their U-Drive U-Text U-Pay campaign against phone use while driving they started this past weekend.
These are grant-funded details that are administered by NJ Division of Highway Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. So the cops are happy to write tickets for their overtime rate.
Mahnken
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It's back in my town
ChrisG
Unapologetic Lifer for Rock and Roll
I assume this might have something to do with the near-daily speed traps on Rt. 18 in Marlboro. They have a Charger with these sort of decals, no roof lights. It's always parked in the same spot, perfectly positioned to nab south-bound traffic as it comes over a small rise. By the time you can see the car, it's too late to slow down.
I see someone getting pulled over in this spot with remarkable consistency.
Edit: I just realized @Carson was referring to the "put down your phone" texts, not the Hunterdon County traffic enforcement. But the Marlboro speed trap is a pain in the ass, nonetheless.
60 year-olds driving station wagons usually fly under the radar.
Paging @Carson for a clarification. So i got pulled over by a statey on Rt-24 yesterday but luckily only got a warning. I was heading north and where 24 ends and runs into 287 i was in the right lane which i did not realize was for the exit before 287. Kinda late, i cut left into the center lane with the traffic for 287 but i signaled, did not majorly cut anyone off and i'm pretty sure the line was still dotted. Statey was in the left lane and immediately cut in behind me and pulled me over on the 287 on-ramp. I know it was kind of a dickish move, but was it really illegal?
Yes, it sure sounds like it. Even though this in NJ, you aren't allowed to cut anyone off, either majority or minorly. You can only make a lane change when safe (and the trooper gets to decide if you did it safe; not you) and your lane change needs to be signaled a minimum of 100 feet before you leave your lane (39:4-126, 39:4-97). I'm familiar with that intersection and I think the white line is solid a WAYS back to funnel traffic safely and efficiently. You know, to prevent people doing what you did lol. So yes, it sure sounds like it was a legal stop. Maybe he was nitpicking a bit but certainly a legal stop.
IMHO, he did the right thing. He's in a marked troop car and if he does nothing, he looks like an asshole. You drove aggressively/dangerously (to what level is certainly debatable) and other traffic around him would think the trooper was lazy if you didn't get stopped. He stopped you, they feel vindicated and it's a deterrent to others. And you got no ticket. Everybody wins.
Generally, if you do something reasonably unsafe around a marked car, it's going to cost you a few minutes of your time and maybe a few dollars.
There is also a recent NJSP class that graduated and out on the roads. They are still young enough to feel like they can make a difference.
Additionally, weekends are for writing tickets on interstates. There is so much traffic during the work week that NJSP hammers weekend mornings.
rick81721
Lothar
Hey this related scenario happened to me two months ago and I was going to look it up but forgot about it.
I'm at an exit from a bank trying to merge right into traffic (3 lanes). I see a gap in traffic and pull out into the closest lane. At the same time, a guy in the middle lane also sees the gap and wants to merge into the same lane. It wasn't really that close but he laid on the horn. Who has the right of way??
You Rick, Always YOU.